Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-244

    CWE-244: Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release

    The product uses realloc() to resize buffers that contain sensitive information.

    Published:19 Jul 2006
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:28 Oct 2026

    Related Weakness

    CWE-226: Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse

    CWE-669: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres